>>32747402It's sad, but these are ironically the best of the 3DS Pokemon games.
And quite sad how these are also the best remakes /mechanically/.
These games fix most of the problems with Hoenn, with water encounter rates being cut while surfing, with surf getting an overhaul in speed.
The Pokemon selection becomes wider even before the Elite Four begins too.
All the neat quality of life features are nice. Flying to any route, Soaring, Expansion of the Secret Base mechanic, the list goes on.
But because the games themselves removed the main draw of the remakes, the Battle Frontier, people decide to magnify the flaws to high heaven. The game is still really solid, as it's RS's campaign. Little handholding in the beginning, before you're set off on an adventure.
HGSS is regarded more fondly because of how much more memorable it is, when the remakes themselves did little to fix their flaws. The level scaling is still atrocious, and most Johto Pokemon aren't even available until Kanto, unless one goes through the obtuse Safari Zone.
